Invincible Iron Army 55, Xiongnu Retreats and Burns the Flag

  Yu Xian Wang is sharpening his blade, but there's no sign of Wang An's command flag. Could it be that Wang An knows to avoid him and hasn't raised the flag, planning a nighttime attack to catch us off guard?

  The Khan was also anxious in his heart, thinking that open attacks were easy to avoid, but secret calculations were difficult to prevent. Wang An must have hidden somewhere, preparing to launch a sneak attack on us, I won't let him succeed.

  The Xiongnu set up many sentries at night, and prepared a standing army of 20,000 people. The soldiers took turns resting, while those not on duty had to sleep in their clothes with bows and arrows by their side, and the war horses were not allowed to remove their saddles and stirrups, ready to fight at any time.

  The Xiongnu Chanyu and the Right Wise King also wore their clothes to sleep, thinking that if Wang An's troops launched a surprise attack at night, if we couldn't put on our clothes in time and were beaten by Wang An's army until we became naked, then my lifelong reputation would be ruined overnight, and we would become the laughing stock of the entire Xiongnu.

  The Xiongnu Chanyu and the Right Wise King were still uneasy in their hearts, thinking: "Will Wang An's army strike us again from the tunnels?" So the soldiers began to tap the ground continuously with wooden sticks, hoping to find Wang An's tunnel.

  The Xiongnu did not find Wang An's tunnel, but the Xiongnu soldiers were still uneasy in their hearts, wondering if this time Wang An's army had dug a very secret tunnel that was not discovered by them.

  On this night, the Xiongnu troops, from the Chanyu to the soldiers, were all sleepless. They did not know when Wang An would suddenly launch a surprise attack at night. If they fell asleep tonight, they did not know if they would have another chance to sleep again.

  After sunrise, from the Xiongnu's Chanyu to ordinary soldiers, everyone had a big black eye circle.

  Liu Jiao walked out happily and said to Wang An, "What they said is true, you really can ward off evil spirits. Since you arrived at my mansion, I haven't had any nightmares." Wang An was speechless for a moment, then said, "Little girl, don't believe in feudal superstitions from now on, it's harmful." Liu Jiao said, "I'm already a big girl, not a little kid anymore. You're not allowed to look down on me."

  The entire Xiongnu army was in a listless state, they had not slept well all night, and Dulin, Qian Xuegui, and Wang Xueli were also sleepless, looking at the Xiongnu army outside the city with worried expressions, fearing that the Xiongnu army would launch a sudden attack.

  Dulin thought to himself, tonight no matter what, he must bring Wang An back.

  Dulin arrived at the mansion of the Jiedushi.

  Dulin, with a smile all over his face, said to Liu Jiao: "Commander, last night the soldiers of the entire eastern city were sleepless, they are afraid that the Xiongnu army will launch an attack. Commander, have mercy on our eastern city garrison and return Wang An to us."

  Liu Jiao repeatedly opposed in her heart, thinking that if Wang An left, she would not be able to sleep well here. However, she was suppressed by Du Lin's advantageous big hat for the city defense and couldn't speak out against it.

  "Oppose" Liu Jiao's heart was delighted, thinking that finally someone had opposed it. At this time, Qian Xuegui walked in and said: "General, our opponent is the Khan of the Huns, and the area I am defending is the key to the Huns' attack, so I want Wang An to go to our place." Liu Jiao's small mouth pouted, thinking that he was also coming to snatch Wang An from her.

  "Oppose" someone walked in, it was Wang Xueli, the defensive envoy of Beicheng. Wang Xueli said: "Everyone, the wind and water turn around, Wang An has lived in Dongcheng, lived in Xicheng, and lived in the mansion of the envoy, but he hasn't lived in our Beicheng yet. This time, no matter what, we must go to our Beicheng to live."

  Qian Xuegui, Du Lin and Liu Jiao knew that Wang Xueli was right, thinking to themselves that they had indeed gone too far in handling the matter, and this time they should let Wang Andao move to Beicheng.

  "Opposed," said Wang An, "you've been arguing back and forth, why haven't you asked for my opinion?" Du Lin, Wang Xueli, and Qian Xuegui all looked at Wang An, thinking to themselves, how did we forget about him.

  Wang Xueli happily asked "Brother Wang, are you going to live in our North City?", Wang An immediately shook his head and said: "No".

  Dulin asked: "Brother Wang, are you going to move to our East City to live?" Wang An continued shaking his head and said: "Not going".

  Qian Xuegui said: "Is Wang brother going to live in our West City District?", Wang An also shook his head and said: "I'm not going"

  Liu Jiao immediately became excited and said: "Wang An, you are the most kind-hearted, you must be staying to help me ward off evil spirits." Du Lin, Qian Xuegui, and Wang Xueli thought to themselves: "What nonsense, how can military matters be treated like a joke? Using Wang An, who is renowned among the Xiongnu, as a door god, isn't that a waste of great talent?" Wang An replied firmly: "I'm not going anywhere." Liu Jiao's face suddenly fell in disappointment.

  Wang Xueli, Du Lin and Qian Xuegui also had a disappointed look on their faces, thinking to themselves that they would have to continue suffering for another night. At this time, Wang An said: "Tonight I will stay in the south city, not going anywhere else. In fact, your worries are completely unnecessary, although I won't be staying there, you can put up my general flag, and the Xiongnu won't know where I am staying".

  Wang Xueli, Du Lin and Qian Xuegui's eyes lit up, thinking to themselves that this was a good idea. The Huns wouldn't know which tent Wang An was living in either, so this method could work.

  The Xiongnu's Chanyu and Right Wise King lost sleep again. Without Wang An's commander flag, it was worrying, but with Wang An's commander flag on every city wall, it was also too worrying. Where could we go to sleep safely? Wang An's reputation was too great because he always liked to launch night attacks.

  The Xiongnu Chanyu had to order again that many sentries be posted at night, and a standing force of 20,000 men was prepared to meet Wang An's army. The soldiers were allowed to take turns resting, but those not on duty had to sleep in their clothes with bows and arrows by their sides, and the war horses were not permitted to have their saddles and bridles removed, ready for battle at any moment.

  The Xiongnu Chanyu and the Right Wise King put on their clothes again, thinking that if Wang An's troops launched a surprise attack at night, they would not have time to put on their clothes and would be defeated like the Left Wise King, who was killed by Wang An while fleeing naked. The Xiongnu Chanyu and the Right Wise King were still uneasy in their hearts, so they continued to order soldiers to beat the ground with wooden sticks, hoping to find Wang An's tunnel.

  The Huns, after a lot of trouble, did not find Wang An's tunnel, but the Huns' soldiers were still uneasy in their hearts, fearing that Wang An's tunnel was dug secretly and would suddenly attack from some secret corner, causing heavy losses to the Huns army. On this night, the Huns troops, from the Chanyu to the soldiers, lost sleep again, they did not know when Wang An would suddenly launch a night raid, their hearts were always hanging.

  On the second day morning, the Xiongnu Chanyu summoned the Right Wise King to a meeting. The dark circles under their eyes were even larger, and they had not rested well again last night.

  The Xiongnu Chanyu said: "Our army is now old and tired, if we don't withdraw our troops, the situation will be very dangerous." The Right Wise King still couldn't put down his hatred in his heart, he said to the Chanyu: "I absolutely won't withdraw my troops, I have a deep-seated grudge against Wang An of Youyang." The Chanyu sighed and said: "The Left Wise King was truly a great statesman, before his death, he put down his hatred for the sake of the whole nation, arranged everything in order, it seems that the Left Wise King's mind was clear until the end, what a rare thing!" The Right Wise King didn't know what the Chanyu meant and had no response.

  The Chanyu continued: "I must consider the entire tribe, for the entire Xiongnu. Today I will withdraw my troops and head north, you stay behind to continue your revenge." The Right Wise King said: "Chanyu, you cannot withdraw your troops, Wang An has already killed too many of our soldiers, we want to avenge them!" The Chanyu said: "The great Jin has a saying, 'A gentleman avenges himself after ten years, it is not late.' We are now fighting an unfavorable battle in an unfavorable location. We have lost too many soldiers and should awaken to this reality. As the leader of Xiongnu, I cannot harm the interests of the entire Xiongnu for the benefit of one person."

  The Xiongnu's chanyu army began to retreat north, the chanyu looked at the city of Yiyang, thinking that this city had caused us to lose so many troops, which was unprecedented in the past. This year when we return, we will continue to recruit troops and let all men over 15 years old join the army. Our military strength can also be restored to 600,000. What a pity! I thought that after this year, our soldiers would have a chance to reach 700,000. What a regret, my wish is not reached.

  The chanyu gazed at the city of Yucheng, his heart filled with emotion. He was curious about Wang An, who had defeated him, and thought to himself: "I am really puzzled - what kind of person is Wang An?"

  The Xiongnu had only the Youxian King's army left under Yuyang, although he still had tens of thousands of soldiers, but the military and civilians in Yuyang were full of confidence. At this time, Jiang Yan's army arrived at Yuyang City within a day and set up a large camp. It took him several months to walk half the distance, but the other half was completed in one day, because he saw the dawn of victory. Another Wu Gou led a thousand-man team to arrive at Yuyang City and merged with Jiang Yan's army. Liu Jiao knew that Wu Gou had come to reinforce the news and was very happy, and his impression of Wu Gou also improved.

  The armies from various places in Youzhou all marched towards the city of Youzhou, and many generals who were originally "ill" have now come to fight despite their illness. Additionally, other jiedushi from various regions are also sending reinforcements to Youzhou.

  At the moment when the Xiongnu army surrounded Youyang, the officials of the imperial court were in a state of despair, believing that the fall of Youyang was only a matter of time and they had no intention of sending troops to rescue Youyang. However, after the Chanyu and Left Wise King of the Xiongnu withdrew, they immediately became active, enthusiastically advocating for support, and the regional military governors also expressed their indignation at the Xiongnu's invasion, sending troops one after another. But Liu Jiao was furious with the soldiers sent by the regional military governors, thinking that these guys were coming to steal credit. The Right Wise King of the Xiongnu was even more enraged, believing that they were coming to kick him while he was down and bully this soft persimmon.

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